[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 96 (Tuesday, June 6, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E762]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING THE CAREER OF MATTHEW A. ROZELL

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                         HON. ELISE M. STEFANIK

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 6, 2017

  Ms. STEFANIK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a remarkable man who 
has shown a strong dedication to educating the students of New York's 
21st District.
  Growing up in the historic foothills of the Adirondack Mountains, 
Matthew Rozell's surroundings inspired in him a deep interest in the 
past. This fascination led him to SUNY Geneseo, where he received a 
Bachelor of Arts in History, and a Master's in Education. After 
graduating, Mr. Rozell returned to his high school alma mater in Hudson 
Falls, NY, where he has spent the entirety of his career going above 
and beyond as an educator.
  As the founder of the World War II Living History Project, Mr. Rozell 
has established an excellent tool for educating students. He has helped 
to connect WWII veterans and survivors throughout the country and 
worked to make their stories known. Specifically, the work that the 
project has done on uncovering personal accounts and photographs from 
the Holocaust has drawn attention and recognition from organizations 
around the country.
  In addition to being featured as an ABC World News ``Person of the 
Week,'' Mr. Rozell has received multiple awards, including the History 
Teacher of the Year Award from the Organization of American Historians, 
and the Founders' Medal for History Education from the National Society 
of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Rozell also received the 
New York State Education Department's Louis E. Yavner Teaching Award 
for Distinguished Contributions to Teaching the Holocaust.
  I would like to thank Mr. Rozell for his enduring commitment to 
academia and research. Through his work, he has served as an exemplary 
educator and as a role model for his students and his peers.

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